dimanche 7 février 2016

Soyuz-2.1b launches Glonass-M satellite

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Feb. 7, 2016

The Glonass-M navigation satellite, launched from Russia’s Plesetsk space center on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, was brought to its target orbit by the Fregat upper stage, the Russian Defense Ministry said today.

This was the first launch of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center in 2016.

Soyuz-2.1b launches Glonass-M satellite

"The Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket successfully brought the Russian navigation space apparatus Glonass-M to its target orbit at the set time," the ministry told RIA Novosti. The satellite made contact and is functioning normally, the Russian Defense Ministry added.

Glonass-M satellite

"Contact was established with the space apparatus, and stable telemetric connection is being maintained. The onboard systems are functioning normally," the ministry told RIA Novosti.